Badger Coulee — it’s EVERYWHERE!!! Wisconsin power line to connect with CapX2020 New power line routes proposed PSC Sees Application For High Capacity Power Lines Between La Crosse, Madison Badger Coulee transmission line Utilities file application for Badger Coulee Xcel, … Continue reading →
A press release and a little birdie and a big birdie confirm that Charlie Higley has left CUB and has gone to ATC, yes, AMERICAN TRANSMISSION COMPANY. The good news is that apparently it is NOT a policy position. That … Continue reading →
It will take a coon’s age to download all this, but here’s a start, the most important pieces: Transmittal Letter Application App D_Exhibits 1 & 2 These strike me as the most important… more to follow
Continue reading →Today No CapX 2020 is awarding a newly minted Award to Anne Spaltholz, for going above and beyond the call of duty, in all likelihood, for going against her charge as PR Manager of Corporate Communications… this is awarded for … Continue reading →
Yes, it’s true, ATC has applied to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission for a CPCN for its Badger-Coulee line, the dashed part of CapX 2020 on the map above. Today also, Minnesota Power applied for a Certificate of Need for … Continue reading →
Oronoco Township had petitioned the Minnesota Supreme Court for review of the Appellate affirmation of the Public Utilities Commission to route the CapX 2020 Hampton- La Crosse transmission line through Oronoco Township near Co. Rd. 12. Supreme Court – DENIAL … Continue reading →
Another little birdie reminded me of the CapX push about all the great gobs of dough that this project brings to communities. OK, fine, we know what we are, and let’s discuss the price. From the CapX 2020 website, here’s … Continue reading →
Oronoco has Petitioned the Supreme Court to review the Appellate Court’s affirmation of the decision of the Public Utilities Commission to route CapX 2020 transmission through Oronoco Township. I don’t have a copy of the Petition yet, they send mail … Continue reading →
George Nygaard sent these photos of the Briggs Road substation near La Crosse … at the count of three, let’s all get depressed… One… Two… Three…
Continue reading →I’ve been keeping an eye on the Hampton substation location, flags went up, trucks parked, and the other day when I went up to St. Paul, dirt was being moved around. You can see it on Hwy. 52, north of … Continue reading →